Day Of Infamy

The battleship USS California is afire and listing to port in the Japanese aerial attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941. Durrell Conner, who coded and decoded messages for the Navy, was aboard the USS California when it sank in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Conner will return with 17 family members to remember those who died in the Japanese attack 69 years ago during the Pearl Harbor Anniversary. (AP Photo)The battleship USS California is afire and listing to port in the Japanese aerial attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941. (AP Photo)

Dec. 7, 1941 is supposed to be a date which will live in infamy. How come it has not been mentioned once, and it’s not in the newspapers? – Kristine, Medford

“…December 7th, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” So began Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s address to Congress and the nation, about the Japanese attack on American forces at Pearl Harbor, which brought the United States into World War II.

The surprise attack was devastating. The death toll was 2402, including 57 civilians. Another 1282 people were wounded. More than a thousand U.S. sailors died when the USS Arizona was sunk. Twenty one of the 96 ships anchored were sunk. Nearly 200 planes were destroyed.

The attack was not only a life changing event for Americans, but a world changing event as well. With America’s entry into the war, the balance shifted, leading to eventual victory due to the sacrifice of so many. Today is a day to remember.

No most people are to darn worried about their own current finacial affairs to worry about something that happened in americas past,,, I will admit I worry about my families future over what happened before I was even born… Sorry , but times have taken a drastic change and priorties are more important these days,,, OH AND WHEN THE HECK WE WILL GET RELIEF FROM ALL THESE DAMN TAX HIKES TOO.

People have a very short attention span. Pearl Harbor happened,These men Died during my liftime.. I will never forget. I was only 3 years and 9 months old but I remember my Fathers voice when he ssaid “They Bombed Pearl Harbor” like it was yesterday.